Lamp-chimney holder.



PATENTED MAY 19, 1903.

G. BLAIR. LAMP CHIMNEY HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 26, 1901.

F0 MODEL.

k/QNV'ENTOR I WITNESSES UNITED STATES Patented may 19, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. BLAIR, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PITTS- BURGH LAMP, BRASS & GLASS COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LAMP-CHIMNEY HOLDER.

.SZPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,663, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed December 26, 1901. Serial No. 87,170. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BLAIR, of Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Lamp-Chimney Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which the figure is a perspective view showing my improved 1o holder with the chimney in place.

My invention relates to the class of lampchimney holders, and is designed to provide such a holder wherein the chimney can be more easily inserted than with those now conir 5 monly used and whichshall be simple, cheap,

and neat in appearance.

In the drawing, 2 represents an ordinary burner, and 3 the usual prongs which are ordinarily employed for holding the chimney in place.

To facilitate the insertion of the chimney in the holder, I secure to the spring-prongs 3 semicircular bands 4 4., which are preferably formed with reversely-bent flange portions 5, each of the bands having at one end a tongue 6, whiehis guided within these flange portions of the other band. The'receivingband thus formed is preferably flared upwardly slightly to facilitate the easy entrance 0 of the chimney. The prongs may be soldered or otherwise secured to the portions of the band, which may be made in two or more parts, as desired.

The advantages of my invention result from the ease of inserting the chimney, since there 3 5 is no liability of one or more of the prongs passing outside the chimney-base when it is inserted. I

The device is cheap and easily formed and presents an ornamental appearance. 40

Many variations may be made in the form and arrangement of the band and the supporting-prongs without departing from myin-- vention. v

I claim-- 5 1. .A chimney-holder having upwardly-projectin g prongs of springy material, and a plurality of arc-shaped bands with interfitting end portions carried on the prongs and arranged to be pressed by them against the chimney; substantially as described.

2. A chimney-holder having upwardly-projectin g resilient prongs, arc-shaped band portions carried at the upper ends of the prongs and arranged to be pressed thereby against the chimney, and tongue-and-fiange connections between the ends of the band; substantially as described.

GEORGE W. BLAIR.

Witnesses:

H. M. CORWIN, L. A. CONNER, Jr. 

